On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 18:36 -0400, Bob Goodwin USA wrote: > Bob Goodwin USA wrote: > > Alan Cox wrote: > >>> Sulphur is an awesome name! It's interesting that they decided to > >>> use the old name of the element, spelt with a ph rather than an f. > >>> > >> > >> > >> ph is the correct spelling for real English and scientific usage... > >> > >> > > And when I type sulphur my Mozilla Thunderbird spell check offers > > sulfur! I knew it had changed sometime over the last fifty or sixty > > years. > > > > > > Bob Goodwin > > > > > And the dictionary: > > *usage* The spelling /sulfur/ predominates in United States > technical usage, while both /sulfur/ and /sulphur/ are common in > general usage. British usage tends to favor /sulphur/ for all > applications. The same pattern is seen in most of the words derived > from /sulfur. I guess we should use "colour" as well?? SORRY!! <cackles> Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
